Biography

Mark Tremayne is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington in the department of Communication. He earned his doctorate in mass communication from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Tremayne’s research focuses on the transformation of journalism and mass communication in the digital era with particular emphasis on interactivity, network theory, online journalism, blogging, social networks and citizen media. Dr. Tremayne has published in Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Convergence: The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies, The Journal of Interactive Advertising, New Media and Society and Science Communication. He also produced an edited book, Blogging, Citizenship, and the Future of Media, published by Routledge. Prior to academia, Tremayne worked in broadcast journalism.

Tremayne, M. (2007). Harnessing the active audience: Synthesizing blog research and lessons for the future of media. In M. Tremayne (Ed.), Blogging, Citizenship and the Future of Media. New York, Routledge, 261-272.

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As a step toward automatic fact-checking, we develop classication models to detect check-worthy factual claims from natural language sentences. We also identified the most-effective sentence features based on their impact on the accuracy of the classification models.

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August 2014Using Social Media to Analyze Candidate Performance and Public Opinion During Political Debates

A network analysis of Twitter discussion during the first presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney was used to examine the process of public opinion formation as the debate was occurring. What user characteristics are associated with centrality in this kind of network? What mechanisms drive hub formation? Does sentiment move toward one candidate or the other as the debate progresses? The viability of social networks as a gauge of public opinion is discussed.

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A network analysis of Twitter discussion during the first presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney was used to examine the process of public opinion formation as the debate was occurring. Hypotheses derived from network theory were tested to determine which mechanisms drive hub formation.

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This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

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Strategic Social Media Communication is designed to teach students methods for applying public relations strategies to the practice of social media. The course will include an understanding of various social media platforms, and in order to keep up with the latest information in a dynamic and evolving industry, the course will feature a variety of guest speakers who currently work in social media.

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This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

Office Hours

Strategic Social Media Communication is designed to teach students methods for applying public relations strategies to the practice of social media. The course will include an understanding of various social media platforms, and in order to keep up with the latest information in a dynamic and evolving industry, the course will feature a variety of guest speakers who currently work in social media.

Office Hours

This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

Office Hours

This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

Office Hours

Strategic Social Media Communication is designed to teach students methods for applying public relations strategies to the practice of social media. The course will include an understanding of various social media platforms, and in order to keep up with the latest information in a dynamic and evolving industry, the course will feature a variety of guest speakers who currently work in social media.

Office Hours

This class is intended to introduce students to a thriving area of communication inquiry. We will review new media research with an eye toward the theories and methods that have proven promising thus far, and work to extend the field with new work of our own. This class is a seminar, each week we will discuss a selection of readings.

Office Hours

This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

Office Hours

This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

Office Hours

This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

Office Hours

Strategic Social Media Communication is designed to teach students methods for applying public relations strategies to the practice of social media. The course will include an understanding of various social media platforms, and in order to keep up with the latest information in a dynamic and evolving industry, the course will feature a variety of guest speakers who currently work in social media.

Office Hours

This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

Office Hours

This class is intended to introduce students to a thriving area of communication inquiry. We will review new media research with an eye toward the theories and methods that have proven promising thus far, and work to extend the field with new work of our own. This class is a seminar, each week we will discuss a selection of readings.

Office Hours

This course provides you with a survey of historical and contemporary operations and functions of broadcasting. You’ll learn how broadcasting and the electronic media operate including understanding of stations, distribution methods and facilities, regulation and the FCC, networks, advertising agencies, audience ratings and new technologies.

Office Hours

This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

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This course focuses on recent developments and current literature in telecommunications, satellite distribution, and national and international telecommunications policies. Current problems and possible solutions are presented.

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This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

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This course is designed for graduate students who want to learn how to apply research methods to measure digital communication activity. The focus of the course will be on quantitative and qualitative research tools that can be applied to online communication contexts. Students will complete a major communication research project and paper suitable for publication.

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This course is designed to provide students with the background needed to understand the characteristics, theories, and challenges in managing electronic media. Students will learn about the various management roles at work in a radio and television station, along with the internal and external forces that shape key decisions.

This course is designed to provide you with a foundation for broadcast writing that will carry you through your radio/TV career. You will learn how to write for the ear, how to conduct interviews, and how to use and edit sound and you will practice these skills throughout the semester.

Office Hours

This course is designed to provide students with the background needed to understand the characteristics, theories, and challenges in managing electronic media. Students will learn about the various management roles at work in a radio and television station, along with the internal and external forces that shape key decisions.

This class is intended to introduce students to a thriving area of communication inquiry. We will review new media research with an eye toward the theories and methods that have proven promising thus far, and work to extend the field with new work of our own. This class is a seminar, each week we will discuss a selection of readings.

This course focuses on recent developments and current literature in telecommunications, satellite distribution, and national and international telecommunications policies. Current problems and possible solutions are presented.

This course focuses on the application of communication theories to understand mediated technologies such as computers, the Internet, the Web, electronic mass media, telephones, and emerging technological developments in the communication field. The course will introduce students to theories used to conceptualize the adoption and use of technologies in 21st-century homes and workplaces, such as media richness, critical mass, dual effects of technology, digital divide, unintended consequence of technologies, and social contagion theory. It will examine the extent and implications of convergence among digital technologies. Special attention will be given to the manner in which the design, adoption and use of communication technologies are shaped by social, economic, organizational, and marketplace considerations.

A survey of historical and contemporary operations and functions of broadcasting. How broadcasting and the electronic media operate, including understanding of stations, distribution methods and facilities, regulation and the FCC, networks, advertising agencies, audience ratings, and new technologies.

This course focuses on the application of communication theories to understand mediated technologies such as computers, the Internet, the Web, electronic mass media, telephones, and emerging technological developments in the communication field. The course will introduce students to theories used to conceptualize the adoption and use of technologies in 21st-century homes and workplaces, such as media richness, critical mass, dual effects of technology, digital divide, unintended consequence of technologies, and social contagion theory. It will examine the extent and implications of convergence among digital technologies. Special attention will be given to the manner in which the design, adoption and use of communication technologies are shaped by social, economic, organizational, and marketplace considerations.

This course focuses on the application of communication theories to understand mediated technologies such as computers, the Internet, the Web, electronic mass media, telephones, and emerging technological developments in the communication field. The course will introduce students to theories used to conceptualize the adoption and use of technologies in 21st-century homes and workplaces, such as media richness, critical mass, dual effects of technology, digital divide, unintended consequence of technologies, and social contagion theory. It will examine the extent and implications of convergence among digital technologies. Special attention will be given to the manner in which the design, adoption and use of communication technologies are shaped by social, economic, organizational, and marketplace considerations.

A survey of historical and contemporary operations and functions of broadcasting. How broadcasting and the electronic media operate, including understanding of stations, distribution methods and facilities, regulation and the FCC, networks, advertising agencies, audience ratings, and new technologies.